Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.
Rev. j. NJ. Boggs has been re-engaged
as pastor over the Presbyterian church
at Kimball.
Prof. Reno, of New York, has just been
added to the faculty of the Methodist
university at Mitchell.
lightning destroyed the dwelling OF
Thos. Mallivan near Plankinton Mon
day night. The family had q narrow
escape.
Work on the Forrest City & Water
town railroad is progressing in Potter
county. The road is being built by
Name capitalists.
Over $500 head of horses have crossed
tho river at Pierre within the past six
weeks. All came from Oregon aud are
being driven east.
The prohibitionlsts of Pemoina county
presented q petition to the county COM
m~issloners, and it was tabled until the
next meeting. The saloon keepers are
collecting funds to secure the best legal
talent to fight the prohibitionlsts.
Monday the citizens of Woonsocket
were formally notified by the officials of
the Duluth, Waterto wn Il Pacific that
Woonsocket's bid for the new line had
been accepted. This will give Woon-
socket a northeast outlet within one year
from date.
lightning did great damage at Fort
Abercrombie Monday night by striking
hay stacks and horses. At Mansion
Prairie, five miles east, Eve horses be-
longing to Peter Goodune were killed by
one stroke, two frame houses were un-
rooted and Charles Miller lost one hun
dred tons of hay.
The college committee of the Congre.
g%asional church met at Fargo Monday
and accepted the proposition made by a
citizens COMMITTEES in regard to the
bonus to be given for the location of the
Congregational college at Fargo. It
was decided to accept the fair grounds
site when the title wa cleared.
VIM. Keller, o Wholesale liquor dealer
at Canton. has been arrested for selling
liquor without q county license. An
attempt will be made to CLOSE the
wholesale liquor houses and breweries
at that city under the new local option
law which prohibits wholesaling in q
county where no license is granted.
At moor Tuesday the excursion over
the Milwaukee road OF Dakota editors
arrived at Aberdeen, accompanied by
the Huron band. After being driven
around the city by the mayor and ceoun-
oil they were entertained by Col. Jno.
II. Drake, at the Sherman house, after
wards leaving for Big Stone. on their
special train.
Larry Downey, a teamster for the
north Dakota roller mills at Grand
Forks went to the barn of the company
Monday night to drive away some
tramps, when they overpowered him
and stripped him of avery article OF
clothing. He appeared on the streets
perfectly nude. OGioers repaired to the
place, but the tramps escaped to Minne-
sota.
Early Tuesday morning twelve wagons
left Aberdeen for Columbia, the former
county seat OF Brown county, to remove
the records after Judge Spencer's de-
oision in favor OF Aberdeen. The records
were turned oyer to Aberdeen with no
resistance, and the parade arrived at
Aberdeen at five p. m led by the band
and followed by over fifty turnouts.
Aberdeen's county seat victory is finally
settled and henceforth it will be the
county seat.
An electrical storm visited Fargo
Monday morning. Gen. Aliens resi-
dence was struck by lightning and set
ON fire, but was soon extinguishei. AT
Englsval the barn Of A. T. Taylor was
struck aud the hay set on fire. 1t was
with hard work that the barn and hotel
ware saved. at Leonard A. 81. Howasd's
house was struck, the damage being
slight. A very heavy wind and rain
storm commenced at IL o'clock. The
foundry, 200 by 400 feet in size was
blown down, the west windows in the
exchange hotel blown in. wires badly
tangled up and grain bretty badly fat
tened.
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